April 26th Biweekly Journal

[Jiwon Kang]

Last week, Jenna and I talked about Korean technology. South Korea is one of the best global innovation leaders. Samsung is one of the most popular companies in Korea and the company started in 1938. Now, Samsung is one of the most popular and successful companies in Korea. In 2018 alone, Samsung produced 15 percent of the nation’s GDP. Korean technology is very advanced and it’s crazy to think less than a century ago, Korea was a third-world country owned by Japan. This week, Jenna and I also went over my cultural presentation. I finished most of it and presented it to her. She said everything was really well made but told me to add sources for each picture I got and to add a design to the presentation to make it stand out more. Last week, we also did the podcast recording together. It was fun to talk about what I had learned so far this semester with Jenna. We talked about the political system I learned last month and the different historical events and holidays I learned earlier this semester. This week, Jenna and I met one last time. We talked about everything I have learned with her over the last four semesters with her. I am so proud of what Jenna and I have accomplished in the last few semesters. I have learned a lot about reading and writing in Korean. I accomplished my long-term goal of passing the COM2 exam last semester. Jenna was able to efficiently teach me the Korean language and Korean culture. Over the past few semesters with her, I have definitely learned a lot. I will continue to practice reading and writing in Korean in the future. I have read many articles in the last few semesters and I am excited to have had this journey with Jenna. I have watched many videos about Korean in Korean that has helped my skills in the Korean language. I am also happy to have learned so many vocabulary words with Jenna over the past semesters. It has definitely helped me expand my Korean speaking skills. One of the first goals in Korean SDLAP was to get better at speaking with my grandma in Korean. I am so proud to have been able to learn the Korean language and I have seen improvements in the conversations with my grandmother. I will preserve the Korean language as long as I live and uphold the traditions I was taught. I thank Professor Soloway for allowing me to embark on this journey with Jenna.